buoy rope

Wearing a weight belt and using the buoy rope for guidance he headed down into the deep blue.

'Have the cables ranged, Mr Aitken, if you please and we'll be needing anchor buoy ropes for ten fathoms.'

On this visit, Mr Weir, the mate, is said to have become entangled in the buoy rope when the anchor was being dropped and was dragged to the bottom and drowned.

Some men, likely in the mood to cause a stir, claim that when they swim beyond the boundaries of the designated swim area (marked typically by buoyed rope), they feel "cold fingers" touch and try to grasp at their ankles.